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1520045

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date	10/10/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2022 to Question 47608 on Females: Discrimination, what recent discussions has he had with relevant stakeholders to help ensure the commissioning of abortion services for women in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	59997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>My Department engages on a regular basis with a number of stakeholders, including the Department of Health, Northern Ireland clinicians, support organisations, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and the Faculty for Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH). To prepare for the possibility of the Government intervening, a team of experts who have expertise and knowledge of commissioning abortion services has been established within the Northern Ireland Office. The team is working at pace with a range of stakeholders to establish a commissioning plan and determine the necessary steps that need to take place to ensure services are delivered without further delay.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:12:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1520047

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Minister of Health in the Northern Ireland Executive on that Department's responsibility for the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	59998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>On 20 May, 6 June, and 6 September, Northern Ireland Office Ministers wrote to the Minister of Health requesting that he provide a clear and unambiguous commitment that he will comply with the obligations on the Department of Health. The Minister of Health has since responded advising that he is considering advice from the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, and will provide an appropriate response once he has fully considered it.</p><p> </p><p>The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 take a dual approach by placing a duty on the Department of Health to act as soon as is reasonably practicable, and taking powers that provide me with the same powers as the Minister of Health for the purpose of implementing these recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>A small team of experts has been established within the Northern Ireland Office, and is working closely and at pace with the Department of Health to establish a commissioning plan and determine the necessary steps that need to take place to ensure services are delivered without further delay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:14:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1520049

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on making an assessment of the adequacy of funding for the commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	59999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been clear from the time of the public consultation in late 2019, that as a devolved matter it remains the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive to fund abortion services in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:17:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1520064

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy to guarantee the equity of provision of abortion services for women and girls in Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	60000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring that all of the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, (CEDAW Report) are implemented in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020, the Government made the Abortion (Northern Ireland) No.2 Regulations 2020 that set the framework for how abortion services should be delivered in Northern Ireland. Those Regulations strike the appropriate balance between delivering a CEDAW compliant legal framework for accessing abortions that ensures the health and safety of women and girls, and are sensitive to the circumstances in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2022 10:18:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi